A gaggle backed by Democratic mega donor George Soros is pouring cash into Texas forward of subsequent 12 months’s midterms in hopes of flipping the crimson state blue.
The Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Get together launched an eight-figure marketing campaign dubbed “Blue Texas” on Monday geared toward electing Democrats up and down the poll within the Lone Star State subsequent 12 months.
Later this month, the hassle will maintain kickoff rallies in Harris, Dallas, Travis, Bexar, Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Brazoria, Williamson, Hidalgo, Cameron, and El Paso Counties. Subsequent month, Blue Texas will launch the “Flip Texas Blue” tour, which is able to make stops in over 24 cities together with Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Galveston, Paris, and Port Arthur.
Soros funds the Texas Majority PAC.
The launch comes as incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) fights for his political life in a intently contested major in opposition to Legal professional Basic Ken Paxton (R ). Most polls present Paxton main Cornyn forward of the February major. Nonetheless, different polls present Democrats inside hanging distance of Paxton in a normal election.
Texas Democrats say that Paxton’s potential weak point with the state’s normal voters opens up a possibility for them within the state the celebration has struggled to make inroads in.
“We’re combining deep expertise, native management, and important statewide funding to satisfy this second,” stated Katherine Fischer, director of the Texas Majority PAC. “With Trump again within the White Home and Ken Paxton dragging down the GOP ticket, we’ve got an enormous alternative to win in 2026. Our efforts this cycle are geared toward profitable within the short-term, and making Texas a real battleground state in the long run.”